Fintech company Caliza has completed $8.5 million in financing, led by Initialized. Caliza provides an API and front-end payment system that uses crypto stablecoins (USDC) and existing real-time payment networks to provide real-time remittance services to Latin America and provide U.S. digital dollar accounts to international merchants. Currently, most of Caliza's ten-person team is located in Brazil, and plans to expand the team. (TechCrunch)